Coding Animated Narratives as Contemporary Multimodal Authorship in Schools

This project investigates a reconceptualisation of multimodal text creation to include inter-related processes of computer programming (coding) and computational thinking, which have previously been confined to technical fields in education research. It seeks to generate knowledge of cross-curricular teaching pedagogies and student learning of multimodal composition, coding, and computational thinking in schools. These pedagogies are intended to fortify students' capabilities to participate in new forms of digital authorship, developing their capacity for innovative application of computational thinking and coding. It establishes an evidence base for strengthening English and technology curricula in Australia and internationally.